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"Bairns..." is now in paperback!!

2/16/2025

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EXCITING NEWS!! I'm thrilled to announce that "Bairns..." has won a First Place Award for Humor in the annual Illinois Woman's Press Association's annual communications contest!

I'm happy to announce that my cheeky little guide to understanding British detective-speak on TV is NOW IN PAPERBACK!! Perfect for gift-giving to your favorite Britbox-addicted Anglophile friends, perfect for keeping on your bedside or living room side table for watching your favorite British detectives and quickly navigating such phrases as "sling your hook," "on the lash," and "having a barney" without having to pause the action for long! And dare I say, perfect for American fans of Shetland, Vera, Endeavor, Dalgliesh, Hinterland, and all the classics! 

It's been a journey from the first idea in my head (2022) to publishing this an an e-book (2023) and finally to getting it out there in three dimensions (2024). The BBC played a big part, although a very unexpected part. When they called out of the blue to set up a radio and TV interview last November, I was thrilled! But it wasn't until someone commented on social media that "if only this was in paperback, I'd buy it!" that the eureka moment hit and the fuse was lit. It contains 280 words and phrases that I laboriously and meticulously assembled from my recliner, watching all of my favorite series from start to finish to find and research the things I didn't understand, just so you wouldn't have to! 

The book is available on Amazon, of course, in both e-book and paperback form. But you can also ask your local bookstore to order it for you, and BUY LOCAL! Now get a wiggle on and quit faffing about, it's time to see what you've been missing! 

3 Comments
Willie Wine.
2/20/2025 04:23:21 am

Great news Mary....The P&P from the USA to
the UK was $9.73...But l've found a link which
saved me the P&P...Purchasing the book in the
UK for £7.95...So it's all ordered...You never know
even 'I' may learn summat...HeHe! :O)

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Mary T Wagner
2/20/2025 06:43:36 am

Hi Willie, always great to hear from you, and glad to see you've still got that marvelous sense of humor! Can't wait to hear what you think of the book!

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Willie Wine.
2/23/2025 12:45:30 am

Well...I jumped into bed last night at seven, l usually go early,
this time of year, and watch TV...five minutes later, l heard the letterbox on the front door go....
So..up l got, to see what it was...and sure enough it was your
book Mary....good old Amazon..! :).
I then sat up, with the big centre light on, flicking through the
pages...I must say, many of the quotes/sayings l had heard of.
But..there were many that were foreign to me, never heard of
them before,...it's a lovely little book...that one can pick up at
any time and browse through it...
I've just had breakfast, later l'm gonna make a mug of Earl
Grey, with honey and lemon of course, sit down, and go through
it more thoroughly...!
Thankyou Mary...Thankyou....! :O).
💥🔥🎇🧨🕛🥳🎉💥🔥🎆🧨🕛🥳💥🔥🎆 💥🔥🎇🧨
PS....(Post Script)
A postscript may be a sentence, a paragraph, or occasionally
an addition added to a letter or note..!

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